# NTSB CHI80FEC15: Cessna 150L, N11586, Troy, MI, April 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1980
- Place: Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0326  80/4/26    TROY,MI             CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 337
        TIME - 1300                    N11586              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   PONTIAC,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOLT(PN AN3-5A)& NUT(PN MS2104563)MISSING FROM THROTTLE CONTROL/ARM CONNECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11586](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11586-1982-05-08), registration cancelled 1982-05-08, S/N 15075542 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800426011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426011199A), Apr 26, 1980: Cessna 150L, Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot made emergency landing after power loss. Aircraft struck ruts and flipped inverted.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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